The state , Senate , did vote this week on their version of a soldiers benefits bill initially offered by Gov.  , Maura Healey , late last year, and which politicians say is the first major piece of soldiers policy considered in years, the top chamber’s best lawmakers announced on Monday.
An Act Honoring, Empowering and Recognizing Our Service Members and Veterans, or the , HERO Act, offers both increased benefits for soldiers and aims to upgrade state soldier’s companies.
” The Senate’s activity are- maintains the Commonwealth’s dedication to serving all company members and their families. This policy will positively affect hundreds of thousands of soldiers living in , Massachusetts, including almost 30, 000 people soldiers and hundreds of LGBTQ+ veterans”, Senate Ways and Means team said in announcing the pending voting.
The president’s measures, according to , Senate , staff,” carefully mirror” those found in Healey’s January giving.
The , Senate , may include a clause allowing a golden celebrity widow to divorce and maintain their benefits, which under current legislation they would gain. Another item is included that would involve school districts to provide support to the families of deployed support members, and that would establish a “military partner liaison to assist military spouses with finding employment and childcare, and deal with different issues that military spouses face.”
The work, which passed universally through the House on , May 22, will go before the entire state , Senate , on Thursday, with modifications due Tuesday by , 5 p. m.
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